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By Heather Mac Donald
| City Journal Verified
This past Memorial Day, more than 1,000 teens swarmed the blocks around Lake Michigan in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. A resident described the scene: “Hundreds of people were walking and running down our street, jumping on top of cars, twerking, smoking blunts.” One group twerked on the top of a city bus. At about 9 pm, the Chicago Police Department closed Lake Shore Drive. As sirens wailed, the Hyde Park resident armed himself with bear spray to retrieve something from his car.
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The Ridiculous US Lawsuits Against ‘Fossil Fuel’ Companies

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By Heather Mac Donald
| principia-scientific.com
Written by Heather Mac Donald on May 13, 2026. Posted in Current News The Trump administration has declared the “Green New Scam”—as President Trump terms it—finished. The United States will no longer hobble its industrial base with unrealistic ‘renewable’-energy mandates while China and India burn coal without restraint, the White House has announced Yet while the federal regulatory war on traditional energy has paused, a litigation war has quietly gathered force.
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When Race Trumps Merit, with Heather Mac Donald

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By Rafael A. Mangual, Heather Mac Donald
| City Journal Verified
Is America trading excellence for ideology? In this episode, Rafael Mangual sits down with Heather Mac Donald—author of When Race Trumps Merit—for a frank conversation about affirmative action, diversity mandates, and what happens when institutions prioritize identity over ability. They dig into the real-world consequences of diversity-driven policies in education and the workplace, the growing skills gap, and the cultural factors that shape outcomes.
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